Links
Communication, on a local and international level, is becoming more important in every area of life. Our twinning partnership is no exception – in fact, it is based on the international links that have been forged over many years.
On this page you will find links to organisations connected to our twinning, together with information about websites of more general interest.
The descriptions appear only in the language of the country in question.
Eppingen Area
Stadt Eppingen
Die Internet-Seiten der Stadt Eppingen bieten eine Fülle von Informationen über aktuelle Entwicklungen, Wirtschaft, Kultur und Freizeitmöglichkeiten in der Stadt.
www.eppingen.de
Stadtkapelle Eppingen
Die Eppinger Stadtkapelle informiert auf ihren Seiten über kommende und stattgefundene Konzerte, Orchester, Dirigenten und Proben sowie ihre Jugendarbeit. Hier findet man auch aktuelle Termine.
www.stadtkapelle-eppingen.de
www.youtube.com/@stadtkapelleeppingene.v.1119
Tennisclub Eppingen
Der Tennisclub Eppingen e. V. ist mit ca. 300 Mitgliedern einer der größten Tennisvereine in der Region. Seit vielen Jahren unterstützt er unseren Förderverein. Auf seiner Website stellt er seine vielfältigen Angebote und Aktivitäten vor, seine Vereinsanlage und seine Jugendarbeit, etwa Tenniscamps in den Ferien.
www.tennisclub-eppingen.weebly.com
Epping and District
Epping Town Council
Epping Town Council has local government responsibility for the town of Epping. Its base is at Epping Hall in St John’s Road, CM16 5JU. The council liaises with the two other tiers of local government, Epping Forest District Council and Essex County Council, in matters relating to the town. In 2019 the council was awarded Quality Gold Status for best practice in local government. Their website has a wealth of information about the town and its history, as well as details of the council, local services and events. There is also an online version of the council’s quarterly print magazine, Talk About Epping.
www.eppingtowncouncil.gov.uk
Other local organisations with twinning connections
Epping Forest Band
Epping Forest Band and their counterpart in Eppingen were the prime movers in founding our twinning partnership – you can read more about this in the ‘How We Began’ section of our ‘What We Do’ page. Both bands have maintained their involvement – for example, as well as performing at significant events in the UK, Epping Forest Band regularly travels to Germany to perform at Eppingen’s biennial Altstadtfest (Old Town Festival). Their website includes the history of the band, photos and forthcoming performances.
This club formed links with the Tennisclub Eppingen early in our partnership. The Epping Tennis Club website has details of membership, venues and events.
https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/EppingTennisClub www.facebook.com/eppingtennis
Rotarians
Eppingen does not have its own Rotary Club; Sinsheim, about 13 miles (20 km) away, is the nearest town which does. In 1989 Erich Pretz, the then Mayor of Eppingen who was also a Sinsheim Rotarian, initiated an independent twinning arrangement between that organisation and Rotarians in the Epping area. In October that year the Sinsheim Rotarians made their first visit to their UK counterparts, and the links with Epping Rotary Club and Epping Forest Rotary Club have continued to thrive since then. See, for example, the 35th anniversary visit to the UK (May 2025) in our Events UK page.
Epping Rotary Club:
www.eppingrotary.org
www.facebook.com/rotary.club.of.epping
Epping Forest Rotary Club:
www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1482
www.facebook.com/eppingforestrotary
Sinsheim Rotarians:
https://sinsheim.rotary.de (in German)
St John’s Church, Epping
The Church of St John the Baptist is the Anglican parish church for the town. It was at St John’s that the original town twinning document was signed in 1981. The church organises a Christmas Tree Festival every December in which the Epping twinning association participates as one of many local organisations decorating their own tree. The ‘twinners’, of course, always choose a German theme.
www.eppinganglicans.org.uk
Institutions promoting British-German understanding
The British-German Association
This organisation has many resources and activities aimed at “strengthening links and promoting mutual understanding between the UK and Germany”. (There is also a section on twin towns.)
www.britishgermanassociation.org
German Embassy London
23 Belgrave Square, London SW1 8PZ
Their online cultural resources include ‘Staying Connected’, a podcast series “featuring discussions and exchanges about the future relations between Germany and the United Kingdom”. One podcast is about twin towns.
www.uk.diplo.de/uk-en
Goethe Institut London
50 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PH
“The Goethe-Institut, Germany’s cultural institute, operates worldwide, promoting knowledge of the German language abroad and fostering international cultural collaborations.”
www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en
Anglo-German Family History Society
“The Anglo-German Family History Society welcomes all those who are interested in researching the family history of people from the German-speaking parts of Europe who have emigrated over the centuries and settled in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (North and South), and the neighbouring islands.” www.agfhs.com
Places of interest
The webpages describing Epping and Eppingen have links to websites for places of interest in each town and the surrounding areas. (The Eppingen websites are in German only.) The descriptions of visits and activities in both countries also have hyperlinks to websites describing these in more detail.
German food/Learning German
These webpages have links to websites with information about German food and learning German in the Epping area and online.
Transport
London Underground
Epping is on the Central Line of the London Underground, and so within easy reach of the capital. The website of Transport for London has information about London Tube, bus and local rail services, including fares & ticketing, route planning and service status.
www.tfl.gov.uk
Local buses
A number of companies operate in the Epping area. Timetables and other information are accessible through the following website.
www.travelessex.co.uk
National Rail
The nearest railway station to Epping is Harlow Town (8 miles, 13 km), on the line from east London to locations in East Anglia. Otherwise, the various London mainline stations are within easy reach by Tube.
Information, timetables and service status at
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Road transport
Epping is 4 miles (6.5 km) from Junction 26 of the M25 London orbital motorway, and about the same distance from Junction 7 of the M11 London to Cambridge motorway.
Maps: There is a town plan of Epping at
www.eppingtowncouncil.gov.uk/Map_of_Epping_Parish_35183.aspx
The postcode CM16 5DN (for St John’s Church) will locate the town centre on satnav etc.